I actually love flying. I love airports, and the steady stream of people crossing paths. So many have a sense of urgency, they're each one a 'story.' Also, enclosed spaces don't bother me...if anything it's the opposite and I find them comforting.

At least I used to feel that way about flying. While I'm in no way scared of it, a lot of the magic is gone in these days of TSA heightened security. You no longer get to see people step out of the gate to a greeting by their family members or friends. TSA lines are now unpredictable in their size. They can be 1 minute long, or an hour and a half. This creates a situation where you either show up just in time and are stressed the whole time, or you get there incredibly early and just sit at the now cordoned off gate bored out of your mind. The new baggage fees and the trend to charge for carry ons is also annoying and just makes you frown. Contributes to the overall feeling of being nickled and dimed to death as you're shoved into a tube.

Ha. Maybe I'm just bitter because I had a terrible experience this past week flying Spirit back from Las Vegas. Sleeping in an airport hallway will do that to you I guess :) Shame on me for flying Spirit again though, when I swore I never would.